It started with Sridevi's English Vinglish—a film about a middle-aged woman's quest to prove she is more than just a wife and mother. The film did phenomenally well and inspired a slew of tremendously popular serials—all about beautiful, under-appreciated homemakers on similar quests of self-discovery.
We have seen Neena Gupta return to centerstage with Badhaai Ho, Panchayat and Masaba Masaba—all meaty, multi-faced roles. We have seen Ratna Pathak Shah kick it out of the park with Lipstick Under My Burqa. We have seen Zeenat Aman, casually and classily, acquire a whole new generation of fangirls and boys simply on the basis of her Instagram posts. We have seen Sharmila Tagore's Gulmohar, and we have seen Shalini Passi hold the whole country in thrall. It is a great time to be an older woman in India.
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